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# Drinking Water

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2022
# Uisce
Irish Water too slow at replacing lead pipes – EPA
The EPA said it is ‘unacceptable’ that it would take 24 years to replace Irish Water’s lead pipe connections.
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Oct 7th 2022, 6:53 AM
# Water quality
Irish Water investigates reports of 'earthy' drinking water in Dublin and Wicklow
The utility company said the water is safe to drink.
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Oct 3rd 2022, 5:18 PM
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# Irish Water
Local politicians say they warned council and Irish Water of illness in Gorey in late August
At least 52 people fell ill after untreated water passed through the system.
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Sep 20th 2021, 4:15 PM
# Drinking Water
At least 52 people fell ill after contaminated water entered the public drinking supply
Several illnesses were reported by the HSE.
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Sep 17th 2021, 9:32 PM
# EPA report
Quality of Irish drinking water remains extremely high but one million people 'vulnerable' to systems failures
The EPA found 99.9% of samples complied with bacterial parameter limits.
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Jul 7th 2020, 6:05 AM
# Drinking Water
Boil water notice for 600,000 people in Dublin, Kildare and Meath lifted with immediate effect
Irish Water said an audit of the plant and satisfactory results of a number of water samples were factors in the decision.
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Nov 12th 2019, 5:08 PM
# Drinking Water
Water treatment 'not sufficient' to manage Cryptosporidium risks at Leixlip plant, says EPA
The EPA says the level of treatment at Leixlip is not sufficient to manage the risk posed by the River Liffey source water.
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Nov 5th 2019, 6:00 AM
# Prime Numbers
How much of Ireland's treated drinking water is lost in leaks? It's the week in numbers
Plus: The number of people who have applied for audience tickets for the Late Late Toy Show.
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Oct 19th 2019, 7:34 PM
# EPA
Rise in presence of faecal parasite in Irish water supplies in 2018
The EPA has seen detections of Cryptosporidium in 25 public water supplies in 2018, up from 17 in 2017
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Sep 10th 2019, 6:15 AM
# borris public water supply
Public told not to consume water in parts of Co Carlow
The notice affects over 600 people.
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Oct 16th 2018, 2:15 PM
# Water Supply
Ireland's drinking water due to comply with EU standards by 2020, 16 years after deadline
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) annual report for last year found that in general quality of the public drinking supply remained high.
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Jun 13th 2018, 7:32 AM
# treatment plants
Irish Water fined €6,000 for delaying works needed to reduce cancer-linked pollution levels
A court heard drinking water from treatment plants had excessive levels of THMs.
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Apr 4th 2018, 6:11 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you drink water straight from the tap?
Do you boil your water before drinking it, or use a water filter jug?
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Sep 12th 2017, 9:08 AM
# Drink up
There are 87 'at-risk' drinking water supplies in Ireland
58 have elevated levels of trihalomethanes and 25 lack adequate treatment to prevent cryptosporidium.
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Sep 12th 2017, 6:05 AM
# Water Supply
Ireland could be in trouble if it doesn't take action on contaminated drinking water
Trihalomethane contamination in the Irish water supply could land the government in trouble with the EU.
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May 3rd 2017, 3:32 PM
# Drinking Water
86,000 people have had to boil their water to make it safe this year
The EPA published its drinking water report for 2015 today.
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Oct 27th 2016, 6:15 AM
# Drinking Water
Here's how to check if you're one of the 380,000 people with contaminated water
A lobby group is calling on Irish Water to directly notify customers their water is contaminated with a cancer-linked toxin.
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Feb 17th 2016, 3:51 PM
# Drinking Water
Irish Water wants to pump River Shannon water to Dublin and Midland homes
The company said taking water from the Parteen Basin and pumping it through a pipeline is the best option to deal with the growing population.
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Nov 26th 2015, 8:17 AM
# waste not want not
Bill Gates is helping to turn poo into drinking water - and even drank some himself
Like a science-pioneering, life-saving magician.
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Aug 13th 2015, 8:48 PM
# Roscommon
Thousands of people are FINALLY able to drink their tap water again
Alan Kelly says it’s thanks to Irish Water.
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Jun 30th 2015, 2:18 PM
# Drink up
Another review has found fluoride in drinking water is not harmful
The review adds to two previous international studies.
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Jun 2nd 2015, 2:10 PM
# Drinking Water
Galway the latest council to call for fluoride ban - despite what the science says
Dentists don’t agree with a ban, neither do public health boards.
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Jan 27th 2015, 3:45 PM
# Water Supply
Is the water you're paying for good enough to drink? This water quality test can tell you...
The two Cork-based scientific organisations said there is a clear demand to ensure our water supply is safe.
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Nov 21st 2014, 7:15 AM
# return to sender
Anti-water charge protesters say 'don't register' - Irish Water says it'll cost you
Irish Water said those who do not register will face a default tariff of €424 a year.
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Oct 1st 2014, 10:30 PM
# Water
Limerick residents facing 18 months without drinking water in their taps
Remedial works on lead piping connections are expected to take about 12 months – but are not due to start until January 2015.
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Aug 20th 2014, 4:03 PM
# Water
Ferry water deliveries continue to Aran Island as drinking water shortage rolls on
Irish Water and Galway County Council are monitoring the situation “on a daily basis”.
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Aug 8th 2014, 4:31 PM
# Water
Ferry water delivery planned as Aran Islands suffer drinking water shortage
Some 120,000 litres are being transported to Inis Meáin today to replenish fallen reserves.
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Aug 6th 2014, 1:45 PM
# water alert
Drinking water alert issued in Clare by HSE, county council
Notice has been issued for customers of the Kildysart and Coolmeen public water supplies.
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Jul 29th 2014, 10:55 PM
# Drinking Water
Dublin City Council to debate motion on ending public water fluoridation
Cork County Council has already passed a motion calling on the Government to legislate for change.
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Jul 14th 2014, 4:54 PM
# Drinking Water
Excessive lead levels in drinking water a 'danger for young children'
It was revealed yesterday that 41 schools, businesses and homes across the country have been found to have excessive levels of lead in the supply because of old pipes.
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Jun 23rd 2014, 8:56 PM
# no s**t
Scientists have figured out how to turn cow poo into drinking water
Delicious.
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Jun 5th 2014, 6:00 PM
# health risk
Have a private well? A third are contaminated with E. coli from human waste
Ireland has the highest incidence of VTEC in Europe – a particularly nasty strain of E. coli.
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Jun 5th 2014, 8:39 AM
# a wee problem
Teenage eejit pees in reservoir... so city flushes 38million gallons of water
It wasn’t a good day for Portland, Oregon.
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Apr 18th 2014, 1:59 PM
# Contamination
Water meters installed in Castlerea despite four years of boil water notices
A local councillor said it was “unacceptable” that the issues with water contamination was not fixed before the meters were put in.
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Mar 21st 2014, 3:21 PM
# unanimous vote
Cork County Council calls for an immediate end to water fluoridation
The largest county council in the country passed a motion calling on the Government to legislate for change.
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Mar 10th 2014, 5:25 PM
# put the kettle on
Boil water notice issued in Cork, but lifted in parts of Limerick
The stormy weather over the last couple of days led to “extensive power outages” affecting water pumping stations and treatment plants, Limerick council said.
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Feb 13th 2014, 9:04 PM
Voices
Column: I believe water fluoridation is harmful to my health, why should I pay for it?
With water charges due to be implemented, Aisling Fitzgibbon argues that if people are paying for water they should have more of a say about what’s in it.
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Aug 12th 2013, 7:30 PM
# naked protest
The naked truth? Anti-fluoride protesters strip off to demand 'safe' water
The naked demonstration will “symbolise how we in Ireland have been stripped of our rights to clean safe water”, according to organisers.
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Jul 11th 2013, 7:45 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your wet and windy Friday.
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Mar 22nd 2013, 8:43 AM
# water sports
Is this real? It couldn't be, right?
It’s not possible to drink a bottle of water this fast, is it?
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Jan 8th 2013, 9:59 PM
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